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Computers: Why the party's over
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Posted by: Bobaroo
Higher sales of more powerful computers propelled the industry's success in the late 1990s. But has the tide turned for the worse--at least for computer manufacturers?
The computer- and semiconductor-manufacturing industries are central to any inquiry into the reason for the acceleration of U.S. productivity after 1995, since together they account for roughly one-quarter of the national productivity growth jump.
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Posted by: redwench
interesting. only the last paragraph reflects the title of the story, and it seems to be pure speculation. id be interested in finding out what drew him to those conclusions.
Posted by: Ion Silverbolt
I think computer sales are going to be a lot slower in the future. They are so powerful now, that there's no reason to upgrade them anymore. The only viable place people usually need the power is in graphics and currently even a GF3 is overkill.
I think in the future we will be seeing a lot more integrated stuff. It's no coincidence that nVidia and ATI have entered the chipset market. nVidia for example has made what looks like a nice performing chipset that does everything. All for under 200$. All you need is RAM and a CPU.
Posted by: redwench
i would guess there will be a slowdown too, but its purely speculation on my part. but i think it will be due to a slowdown in new chip introductions. 
Posted by: Bobaroo
A slow down of course. Will a 3ghz be that much better then a 2.0ghz? Right now my 600mhz Celeron seems Sufficient enough, and I have no need to upgrade to a 2.0ghz.
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